Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-17
THE BRITISH POLITICAL PUZZLE.
EnglEhmGn Wearing the Shamrock To-day,
NOGALES MENAOED BY MEXIOANS.
RIOT AT A MEXICAN suLL-FIGhT.
A New York Business Man Absconds, Leav.
ing Heavy Debts Behind.
UNwEAvING THE RAINBOW.
An Easier Task than TO Analyze tht
Political situation i'm England.

Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING STAR
LONDON March 1.-THE task OF analyzing the
present political situation so far as regards the
relations OF the GladstOnian liberals and the dis
sentients On the general question OF home rule at
this moment is absolutely hopeless. The Old task
OF unweaying the rainbow would not be much
more difficult. Yesterday, for instance, had an
interview with unionist who is abundantly quail
fed to represent the position OF his party. He
gave me summary OF the situation as the latter
regard It, From him went TO see a member OF
the late Gladstone cabinet who certainly knows
his leaders mind and repeated to him the previous
conversation, which was concerning the round
table conference and the general relations OF the
various bodies. "That is all false" he said; "an
absolute unmitigated lie." Whether Chamberlain
has agreed TO the concessions accepted by Glad
stone, and which Morley and Harcourt vetoed;
whether Gladstone has accepted Hartingtons con-
ditiOnS, which have been vetoed 10y Parnell;
whether or not few liberals think MorleyS un-
compromising attitude is stumbling block;
whether Chamberlsin's appeal TO Gladstone was
genuine or disguised widening OF the gulf, no
body seems to know. 1 have reasons still, however,
for believing that practical agreement uniting
the different quarters which mentioned a fort
night ago does really exist but that no section as
yet dareS to make IL public for fear it should be
promptly repuGated by the Others and a recon-
Citation be thus further postponed IL is clear at
d
fore the tories Will introduce coercion bill, and
unless an agreement is reached before then the
rupture among the liberals will be made perma-
nent and irretrievable by
THE UNIoNIsTs VOTING FOR COERCION.
This will be peculiarly disastrous event. for, as
Schnadhurst warned the leaders last week, the
mass OF the liberal party have come to a decision
IL they themselves have not.
Trevelylan'S speech last night shows that his
tendency towards home rule has been much ex-
aggerated. He bids fair to support the government
through thick and thin. The following statement
Of the feeling Of the GladStonian party towards
Chamberlain was given me yesterday by one OF its
leading members and may be taken as perfectly
expressing their views: Were Chamberlain TO re-
turn to the fold they under the impression that
he would be more dangerous than outside it. Ii he
votes for coercion and supports the conservative
government during the rest OF the session, he Will
be more utterly dlScredted than he is now. H. as
he threatens, he brings forward Birmingham
candidate everywhere at the general election the
few votes which they receive will be deducted
from the conservative not from the liberal poll.
Their plan is to leave him to stew i'm his own juice
until he realizes the fact that he is not necessary
factor In the liberal party. Home rule may CON-
mand a majority at the next election or may not,
but this they think is not dependent upon any
thing which Chamberlain may or may not do.